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Part-5 Nominations
5.1 Public Notice (Sec. 31 of RP Act 1951 and R. 3 of CE Rules 61) —
(i) Public Notice in Form-1 – to be published on the day of notification of election
(u/s 14 and 30)
(ii) In official language of the State and English- both.
(iii) To be published on the notice boards of RO, Panchayat Samiti and Tehsil, PSs
etc.
(iv) Normally one ARO should be specified in Form-1 who will also receive
nominations, and he should, as far as possible, be the one stationed at RO's
headquarters.
5.2 Presentations of Nominations Papers (Sec.8,32.33,33A of RP Act, 1951 and R.4, 4A of CE
Rules, 1961; Ch-V of RO Hand Book, ECI's order no. 3/ER/2003/J.S.II dated 27-3-2003, and No.
3/ER/2004/J.S.II dt. 9.3.04).
(i) Nominations paper must be in Form 2-A.
(ii) May be presented on the day of public notice or any of the seven days following
that day unless any of these days is a public holiday.
(iii) Every holiday for Government offices is not to be treated as 'public holiday',
unless that is declared under N.I. Act, 1881 as 'public holiday'.
(iv) ARO should sign as "Assistant Returning Officer" and not "for Returning Officer".
(v) Copies of ECI's order dt. 27.3.2003 and its Annex.-1 (format of affidavit) as
revised vide order dt. 9.3.04 be supplied to the intending candidates as and when
they are supplied form of nomination paper.
(vi) Either RO or ARO must be present for nominations but on the last day of
nomination the RO himself (not ARO alone) should be present.
(vii) Nomination papers shall be presented by candidate personally or by proposer
at the place specified and at no other place.